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1 Grosso `Aquilino` - Francesco I Gonzaga
| Issuer | Duchy of Mantua (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1383-1407 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | A plain long cross with expanded terminals extends to the edge of the inner beaded circle, dividing the field into four equal quadrants, all left plain. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin characters, separated by floral rosette stops, reads VI D MANTVA, a reference to the lordship of Mantova. The inscription and cross design are typical of contemporary north Italian grosso coinage, maintaining the broader European groat tradition. The toothed outer rim frames the beaded inner circle, and the flan remains characteristically irregular from the hammering process. |
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| Reverse lettering | ✿ VI D MANTVA✿ (Translation: ...sixth of Mantova) |
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Francesco I Gonzaga ruled Mantua as Captain-General rather than Duke — the title of Duke wouldn't come to the family until Gian Francesco received it from Emperor Sigismund in 1433. The *grosso aquilino* type takes its name from the eagle (*aquila*) borrowed from Imperial iconography, a deliberate signal of alignment with the Holy Roman Empire at a moment when northern Italian lords were maneuvering carefully between imperial and papal factions.
MIR LOM 377 is among the thinner-documented issues of the Gonzaga mint, with no firm surviving mintage figures.